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Wilderness festival – reviewhttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/21/wilderness-festival-cornbury-park-oxfordshire
Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire<p>Last weekend's first ever Wilderness festival transformed a nook of David Cameron's Oxfordshire constituency into a bohemian haven – less music festival, more holistic titillation. Billing itself as &quot;a celebration of the arts and outdoors&quot;, the festival's focus was as much on rustic banquets, foraging and meditation as on music, with a line-up that was modest but well chosen.</p><p>US bluegrass rockers Hayseed Dixie provided a bawdy welcome on Saturday, followed by almost-newcomers Dry the River and ska veterans Toots and the Maytals, whose set yielded shimmies from even the most reserved.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/21/wilderness-festival-cornbury-park-oxfordshire">Continue reading...</a>Antony and the JohnsonsLaura MarlingFestivalsMusicCultureSat, 20 Aug 2011 23:05:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/21/wilderness-festival-cornbury-park-oxfordshireMurdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodAntony Hegarty: 'unforgettably ethereal'. Photograph: Murdo MacleodMurdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodAntony Hegarty: 'unforgettably ethereal'. Photograph: Murdo MacleodMina Holland2011-08-20T23:05:10ZBig Chill festival 2011 – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2011/aug/06/big-chill-festival-in-pictures
Chipmunk, Empire of the Sun and Chemical Brothers among the acts on stage at this year's Big Chill festival at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire<br /><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/06/the-big-chill-day-one-review">Read a review of day one at the festival</a><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/07/big-chill-day-two-review">Read a review of day two</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2011/aug/06/big-chill-festival-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>Big ChillChemical BrothersEmpire of the SunAriel PinkWild BeastsPop and rockIndieMusicFestivalsCultureSat, 06 Aug 2011 15:25:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2011/aug/06/big-chill-festival-in-picturesAndy Sheppard/RedfernsNeneh Cherry performs on stage during The Big Chill Festival 2011 at Eastnor Castle Deer Park Photograph: Andy Sheppard/RedfernsGuardian Staff2011-08-06T15:25:00ZTyneside celebrates the world's best bridge collectionhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/aug/03/newcastle-upon-tyne-gateshead-millenium-bridge-high-level-swing-bridge-lord-armstrong
Life's going to be a beach in Gateshead and Newcastle, and it's all for free<p>There isn't a better place in the world for bridges than <a href="http://www.newcastle.gov.uk">Newcastle upon Tyne</a> and <a href="http://www.gateshead.gov.uk">Gateshead</a>; the sheer variety and concentration of them has no equal.</p><p>So it's good to see that the weekend of 13 and 14 August marks <a href="http://www.BridgesFestival.com">a new – and free – festival</a> based on all 11 crossings, from the magnificent <a href="http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/highlev.html">High Level of 1849</a> to the 'winking' <a href="http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/gmb.html">Millennium Bridge </a>and the most recent of all, the twin arch crossing of the side stream, the <a href="http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/leming.html">Lemington Gut</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/aug/03/newcastle-upon-tyne-gateshead-millenium-bridge-high-level-swing-bridge-lord-armstrong">Continue reading...</a>NewcastleNewcastleNewcastleTravelGatesheadFestivalsFestivalsEnglandWed, 03 Aug 2011 13:19:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/aug/03/newcastle-upon-tyne-gateshead-millenium-bridge-high-level-swing-bridge-lord-armstrongAlan Copson/CorbisI've never seen them quite this colour, but that's through not getting up in time. Newcastle and Gateshead at sunrise. Photograph: Alan Copson/CorbisAlan Copson/CorbisNewcastle and Gateshead at sunrise. Photograph: Alan Copson/CorbisMartin Wainwright2011-08-03T13:19:24ZLounge on the Farm – reviewhttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/17/lounge-on-farm-festival-watch
Merton Farm, Canterbury<p>By day, Lounge on the Farm was the chilled-out affair its title suggests – festival-goers of all ages sauntered between a solar-powered cinema, a rather hit and miss comedy/theatre tent and six music stages for a programme of bands varying from folk to grime.</p><p>Of these, the best were Spector, whose synth-rock highlight, &quot;Never Fade Away&quot;, soared somewhere between the Killers and White Lies. Other reputation-enhancing performances came from Pete Roe – a member of Laura Marling's band, now stepping out on his own – woozy duo Big Deal and rare Dutch treat the Bucket Boyz, who thrilled with their anarchic take on Tennessee folk.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/17/lounge-on-farm-festival-watch">Continue reading...</a>Katy BEllie GouldingPop and rockFolk musicFestivalsMusicCultureSat, 16 Jul 2011 23:04:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/17/lounge-on-farm-festival-watchPRThe 'animated' Katy B at Canterbury's Lounge on the Farm.PRThe 'animated' Katy B at Canterbury's Lounge on the Farm.Amy Powell Yeates2011-07-16T23:04:07ZFestival watch – Glastonbury 2011http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/glastonbury-2011-festival-watch-beyonce
Beyoncé easily eclipses fellow headliners U2 and Coldplay<p>Was this the year Glastonbury's special guest stars eclipsed the headliners? Certainly, Radiohead and a reformed Pulp wouldn't have looked out of place topping the Pyramid stage bill and the security guards who had to protect the Park stage from mobs of stampeding indie fans would probably agree. Without big screens to make up for restricted views, though, Radiohead struggled to make a set drawn largely from their difficult <em>King of Limbs</em> album connect with the crowd. Pulp triumphed from sheer force of personality. Well, that and a load of goodwill – even those who had decamped right back to the Stone Circle were singing along to the bespectacled speck in the distance.</p><p>One woman single-handedly saved the main stage: Beyonc&eacute;'s set created fireworks, not just because she had actual fireworks going off every five seconds, but because she dared to detonate her two biggest hits first and didn't let things deflate thereafter. She also made an Alanis Morissette cover seem not entirely like the worst thing in the world.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/glastonbury-2011-festival-watch-beyonce">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury 2011BeyoncéU2ColdplayRadioheadPulpFestivalsPop and rockCultureMusicSat, 02 Jul 2011 23:06:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/glastonbury-2011-festival-watch-beyonceBrian Rasic / Rex Features/Brian Rasic/Rex FeaturesBeyoncé, single-handed saviour of the Pyramid stage. Photograph: Brian Rasic/ Rex FeaturesBrian Rasic / Rex Features/Brian Rasic/Rex FeaturesBeyoncé: the single-handed saviour of the main stage. Photograph: Brian Rasic / Rex Features/Brian Rasic/Rex FeaturesTim Jonze2011-07-02T23:06:04Z